F. W. Murnau

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  1. Must-see

  2. Sunrise - A Song of Two Humans (1927)
  3. Faust - Eine deutsche Volkssage (1926)
  4. Nosferatu - Eine Symphonie des Grauens (Nosferatu, a Symphony of Horror) (1922)
  5. Highly recommended

  6. Der letzte Mann (The Last Laugh) (1924)
  7. City Girl (1929)
  8. Recommended

  9. Tartüff (1925)
  10. Der brennende Acker (Burning Soil) (1921)
  11. Schloß Vogelöd (The Haunted Castle) (1921)
  12. Worth a look

  13. Not bad but why don't you read a good book instead

  14. Der Gang in die Nacht (Journey into the Night) (1920)
  15. Patience is running out

  16. Die Finanzen des Großherzogs (The Grand Duke's Finances) (1923)
  17. Never mind

  18. Avoid

Author Comments: 

Films by F. W. Murnau in order of preference

To be seen: 2
- Phantom (1922)
- Tabu (1931)

[I am not listing the lost films]